Comments on: Net Neutrality in Danger http://www.richardhowe.com/2010/08/13/net-neutrality-in-danger/ Lowell Politics and Lowell History Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:51:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: C R Krieger http://www.richardhowe.com/2010/08/13/net-neutrality-in-danger/comment-page-1/#comment-1775 C R Krieger Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:18:38 +0000 http://www.richardhowe.com/?p=1958#comment-1775 "On the one hand information wants to be expensive, because it's so valuable.  The right information in the right place just changes your life.  On the other hand, information wants to be free, because the cost of getting it out is getting lower and lower all the time.  So you have these two fighting against each other." <a HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_Brand" rel="nofollow">Stewart Brand</A> I have always misunderstood "Information wants to be free" because I see it as saying that information wants to be liberated and flow like water.  This being good for democracy.  The alliance between Google and Verizon is not a good thing, I agree.  I am not keen on Governments regulating net content either. Regards  —  Cliff “On the one hand information wants to be expensive, because it’s so valuable.  The right information in the right place just changes your life.  On the other hand, information wants to be free, because the cost of getting it out is getting lower and lower all the time.  So you have these two fighting against each other.”
Stewart Brand

I have always misunderstood “Information wants to be free” because I see it as saying that information wants to be liberated and flow like water.  This being good for democracy.  The alliance between Google and Verizon is not a good thing, I agree.  I am not keen on Governments regulating net content either.

Regards  —  Cliff

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